WHEN WOMAN RULES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 244, 8 July 1908, Page 5

WHEN WOMAN RULES.

' Miss Rdse i. Scott; ; speaking "at- a <recent /meeting of; the Sydriey National Council of Women, referred to the Congress of Italian women hold ;recently at Rome.' A remarkable. featuijfe, of thq alfair was 'that' tho news-papers,'-in'.'reporting, the proceedings, enlarged as, the striking .lieauty and .elegance of. and indulged ; :in comments on their hair, dresses,' hats. /(Laughter.) The . debate on ihe question of . religious education.in the; public schools proved exciting.. When it:was|prdposed tojtakc a : vote on the matter, .the 'tho. room-'ek-pressed h desire to be allowed to voice thoir opinion through/ the ballot. Tho lady 5 occupying- the chair,'flatly, refused to accord them this'privilege; (Applause.) " At this i'uncture a prominent Socialist' triedtb. get a tearing/ pfevelited doing, so. by tho . shrieks of the ladio£. The-men then climbed on ; their chairsj and, throwing their adriiis-, sion tickets- in tho air/. ; cried :. " Wo want.to. vote!". But Hhe -cry .went back:' " Why, should we let f the. men. vote hero when they object.to give : votes to women?"' Cheersiand. 'applause followed tHj's expression of defiance. A.t this crisis the prosident arrived upon the scene, and the question, was'temporarily siispended. for discussion later on, or,'. ; in the ' words , of , tho a'' groat ' battle was averted. ".This is ■ 'but a small part of all the iiitoresting international work with which our Council is connected," added Miss Scott, •" and the only regret is that we cannot'bo in closer touch with the national Councils of other countries.-," . '